Re: Linux installation

Mike wrote:
My PC is currently running Windows XP Pro. I would like to install Linux in a different
partition, same hard disk, and be able to dual boot.
Can anyone give me some quick, simple guidelines or refer me to a good link that describes
in detail how to do it ?
Thanks in advance.

Mike



Hi Mike,

Linux is a bit user unfriendly. I did though need to run Linux for a
project I was working on.

I tried Mandrake, Mandriva, Debian and Suse. I was told that a dual
boot was safe and that my Windows partitions would not be hurt.
Unfortunately I found out the hard way that is not always true.

There is a solution though for someone who needs to run Linux but is
still mainly a Windows user. I have been using the solution for more
than 6 months and have been very pleased.

What I am doing is running Fedora Core 5 (Linux) as a 'virtual
machine'. I am using the VMWare VMPlayer (which is a free program)
and a Fedora Core 5 (Linux) virtual machine. It has ALL of the
capabilities of a dual boot, but I have not had any of my Windows
Partitions affected in any way.

I am paranoid (too many times bitten), so I created a separate
partition that the virtual machine sits on and it is great. I went
to the Fedora web site and downloaded the 3.1GB install DVD ISO and
can do whatever upgrades I need to. Just today for example, I loaded
the KDE gui package off of the DVD and it worked just fine.

Dual booting is the most common way to run multiple OSes, but I will
tell you I am definitely sold on virtual machines.

If you have any questions, you can e-mail me direct.

Ciao . . . C.Joseph

And on the seventh day God said,
"I will rest . . . Murphy take over."
.

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